Carpet-beater.



ROBERT J. GREEN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CARPET-BEATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1907. I

Application filed February 15,1907. Serial No. 35 7,590.

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT J. GREEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpet- Beaters, of which the following is a specification containing a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to a carpet beater, and has for its object the construction of a simple, inexpensive, and durable device to be manually engaged and used in beating carpets, rugs, and the like.

To the above purposes, my invention consists of certain novel features of construction and. arrangement of parts, which will be here inafter more fully set forth, pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a carpet beater of my improved construction; Fig. 2 is a lon gitudinal section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a plan view of a modified form of the beater; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

In the construction of my improved carpet beater, I make use of an elongated plate 1, preferably of sheet steel, or analogous material, the main body portion of which is provided with a series of longitudinally extending slots 2, which are subdivided by the transverse sections 3. The forward end of the plate 1 is widened, as designated by 4, and provided with a series of perforations or openings 5. Fixed to one of the rows of transverse sections 3 are the longitudinally disposed heaters 6, the ends of which are bent intocoils 7, portions of which extend below the bottom surface of the plate 1. Formed integral with the rear end of the plate 1 is an upwardly bent arm 8, and fixed to the upper end thereof is a longitudinally disposed han die 9. Fixed on top of the rear end of the plate 1, adjacent the arm 8, is a tube 10, through which passes a pin 11, and located upon said pin, within the tube, is a coil spring 12. Fixed to the arm 8 is an upwardly projecting spring member 13, to the upper end of which is fixed the rear end of an arm 1 1, the forward end of which is bent downwardly and is engaged upon the pin 1 1 in front of the coil spring 12. The arrangement just described provides for a resilient and flexible connection between the arm 8 and the plate 1.

In the modified form of the device shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a series of equal rectangular sized openings are formed in the plate 1, and

at the ends of said openings are formed coils 16, which are integral with said plate, and portions of which extend below the lower surface of the plate. In this form of the device, a pin 17 projects upwardly from the rear portion of the plate, on which pin is mounted an expansive coil spring 18, and fixed to the arm 8, at the rear end of the plate, is a strip 19, which is loosely arranged on the pin 17 above the spring thereon, and which strip is held in position by means of a nut 20 located on the upper end of the pin 17.

When the device is in use, the handle is manually engaged, and the carpet or rug is struck with the plate 1, and the spring coils 7 or 16 will yieldingly engage the carpet or rug, thus reducing the vibration or shock due to the sudden contact of the plate with the carpet or rug.

The arrangement of the coil springs 12 and 18 provide for the necessary resiliency between the handle and body plate of the dedevice.

I claim 1. A carpet beater, comprising an elongated plate, a handle arranged at one end of the plate, and a series of spring coils carried by said plate, and portions of wbichcoils extend below the bottom surface thereof.

2. A carpet beater, comprising an elongated plate, a handle fixed at one end thereof, there being openings formed through the plate, and spring coils fixed to the plate and extending through said openings.

3. A carpet beater, comprising an elongated plate, a handle fixed at one end thereof, there being openings formed through the plate, spring coils fixed to the plate and extending through said openings, and a yielding member arranged between the handle and the plate.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT J. GREEN. Witnesses:

M. I. SMITH, H. G. FLETCHER. 

